Wake them up, I am told.

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I have been trying for decades.  I realize now, it won't, can't work.  Some have... become more aware.  But even they refuse to face the enormity of what is ahead of us.  Some are stocking up, and well.  If they were doing that before me.  Often, even at the 'choir', the urgency I recommend is ignored.

Then again, I have limits myself, so I do understand.  Limits on resources available, on ability to know what to store and how best to store it, or even the capacity to store things better.  Canning meats would be much better than buying canned meats, but I physically can't do those sorts of things, at least from start to stop without... a hand, local guidance, and a bit of a push.  Still, I do what I can.

One of the tricks, regarding storing food, is that, if you are doing it right, you are consuming what you are storing, so you are always having to top off.  I get... lost, in that, often.  It's a tricky world of changing variables, and disappearing resources.  As well, when you have people getting into your goods, that doubles the difficulty.  Well, and mice.  Though I think they ate what they could.  There isn't anything but tin cans and thick plastic buckets which they haven't seemed to encroach... or yet.

Sure, I have bought things which are of no use, or questionable use.  And I have spent money on luxury or even negative items.  Even a rare fast food meal is not only a waste, it is a negative... on the health front.  And, yet, from time to time, it will happen.  There is only just so much serious absolutes in the world.

Which... gets us back to waking people up.  I think it's not that they aren't awake, at least the ones who I think are available for that.  It is, that they like me are limited.  At some point, one has to just shut off the input.  Even walk away from the whole thing, for a while.  I do it, no choice, from time to time.  So... yeah.  

Those who know, are doing every bit of what they can do, within their wisdom and capacity.  I am, many of my neighbors are... some of them?  Can never be certain.  Some number of us are doing what we can.  But none of us are billionaires.  All of us are living hand to mouth.  Money is getting in shorter and shorter supply, while prices are doubling and more.  There is only so much we can do.  But, yea, we are doing it.  And, to be honest, it is in hope, not faith.  For these things won't last long.  If even a major regional hits, it'll be tight.  Though, if it were just that, sharing to get over the hump is much easier.  If it's the long haul, which looks like our government is planning to implement... it will get dangerous.  Those who have not prepared will demand their human rights, and... may well get them.  Taxes... and death.  Exactly what they voted, and planned, for... whether they knew it or not.

Watch it out there.  Later.